The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-20
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
coNcREssIoMAL,

SENATE, Jan. 11.-Mr. Cameron, from the Mill
tary Committee, reported bill for the relief Of
telegraph operators engaged In Government
service during the war Mr.. Sherman by re-
quest, introduced bill to reimburse depositors
Of the Freedman's bank, OF Washington. The
House bill for the relief OF settlers and pur-
chasers of lands in Nebraska, with the substi-
tute reported by the Public Lands Committee,
was considered. The substitute appropriates
$500 for the reimbursement Of those who paid
the Northern Kansas Railroad Company for the
lands taken, the United States Circuit Court
having decided that the railroad company had
prior title. The bill as thus amended by the
substitute was, after discussion, passed by q
vote Of 81 to II and q conference asked for. The
Senate then resumed consideration of the Inter
State Commerce bill, Mr.. Coke taking the floor
in favor Of the conference report Without
reaching conclusion the Senate woNt into ex-
ecutive session and when the doors reopened
adjourned.
HoUsE--Mr. Oates, Of Alabama, reported q
bnlprohibiting the appointment of Congression-
NJ committees to attend funerals outside of the
District of Columbia at the public expense;
also TO prohibit the draping Of public buildings
save by the authority Of the President. In COM
mittee Of the Whole bill for the erection of
public building in Charleston, 8. c., was con-
sidercd, and after being amended 30 as to pro-
vide for the appropriation Of 900 for the site
and ZOO 600 for the building, the committee rose
and the bill passed. The bill to create O de-
partmenf Of Agriculture and Labor was passed,
with an amendment increasing the Commits
sioner Of Labor's salary from 900 to 5000.
Pending debate In Committee OF the Whole on
the bfn amendatory to the act establishing 3
Bureau Of Animal Industry, the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
SBnArE, Jan. 12.-After routine business the
Senate resumed consideration of the Inter
State Commerce bill. Mr.. Call made o lengthy
speech in favor of the bill, and Messrs. Brown,
OF Georgia, and Mitchell, Of Oregon, argued in
opposition to the measure. Without coming to
vote tho Senate went into secret session and
soon after adjourned.
HoUsE.-After the appointment OF conferees
on the bill for allotment OF land In severalty to
the Indians, the Edmunds Anti-Polygumy bill
and the Tucker substitute therefor were taken
mp. After lengthy discussion the House sub
stttute was agreed to, and the Senate bill as
thus amended was passed without discussion,
only eight members rising to demand the yeas
ana nays A BIN providing for an additional
circuit Judge In the Second Judicial district was
passed, after which the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 18.-The Senate took up Mr..
Vests resolution directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to furnish full and complete itemized
account Of all money paid out on account Of
prosecution Of criminal cases in courts by Fed
eraf officials Of the department from July I, 1879,
TO December /. 1885, with a list of oficials,
agenta or employees engaged in such prosecu-
tons, the amount paid them, and for what spe-
ciic services, etc. After debate the resolution
was modified by making 1t apply to civil cases
also, and was adopted. Consideration of the
conference report on the Interstate Commerce
bin was resumed, and Mr.. Evarts delivered an
elaborate argument against the adoption of the
report, at the conclusion of which the Senate
went into executive session and soon after ad-
iourned.
HousE.-The bill amending the laws regu-
iattng the removal Of cases from State to Fed
eral Courts was passed. ct increases the mini
mum jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts from $500
70 1000, takes away the Circuit Court jurisdic-
tion OF cases in favor of assignees of promissory
notes and bills of exchange, and restricts to the
defendant the right to remove q case from the
State to the Federal Court.) The bill providing
for the bringing of suits against the government
Of the United States was taken up, and after a
brief discussion 1t was passed. Pending debate
on the bill extending for one year from its pas
sage the right Of action in cases arising under
the captured and abandoned property act, the
House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 14-Mr. SeweIl submitted a
conference report recommending that the Senate
hdopt the proposition of the House to increase
The annual appropriation for militia from $500.
20 70 100000 instead of insisting upon the propo
ition Of the Senate, which fixed the amount at
UOO,0OO The report was agreed to. After some
unimportant business. consideration of the con.
terence report on the Interstate Commerce bill
was proceeded with, and o number of Senators
argued pro and con on the merits of the bill. BY
syote OF ayes IS, nays &c. the Senate declined to
recommit the bill. The vote on the conference
report was then taken and it was agreed to-
reas 43, nays Is. The Senate adjourned until
The 18th
HoUsE.-The conference report on the Elec.
toral Count bill was submitted by Mr.. Caldwell
and was agreed to without debate The House
went into Committee Of the Whole for the con
liberation Of bills on the private calendar, and
when the committee rose half a dozen private
Senate bills were passed, including one for the
relief of the sufferers from the wreck of the
steamer Ashuelot. At the evening session
twenty-four pension bills were passed.